Formal recruitment, rush week, will be held the week before classes during Fall 2007. If you are interested in going through Formal Recruitment, please contact the Office of Greek Affairs at (251) 460-7003 or by e-mail.

Formal Recruitment is not your only option for joining a sorority, however. After the end of Formal Recruitment, Continuous Open Recruitment begins and continues through the academic year. COR is much more informal than Formal Recruitment. During COR, sororities invite potential new members to COR events. These events often include movie nights, themed gatherings, small philanthropic projects, social functions, or regular membership activities to which potential new members are invited.

Pledging can be defined as joining a fraternity and preparing to become an initiated member of that organization. Women who are pledging Alpha Gamma Delta are referred to as "new members" until they are initiated into the Fraternity as collegiate members. We welcome your daughter into our International organization and want to express our sincere concern for your daughter's interests and well being. It is through this concern that Alpha Gamma Delta, as a member of the National Panhellenic Conference, prohibits any form of hazing or other undignified procedures.

Individual chapter programs are carefully supervised in Alpha Gamma Delta. Mature guidance for each chapter exists in an Executive Council that includes the major collegiate officer and local alumnae that advise in scholarship, finance, recruitment, housing/property and member development.

In addition, each new member is paired with a sister-mother–an initiated member who serves as a personal guide and friend throughout your daughter's first months in Alpha Gamma Delta.

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Alpha Gamma Delta offers many angles for your daughter to become involved in the chapter and on campus. Each new member begins her leadership training by serving on one of the chapter's committees or holding a leadership position.

Your daughter may find opportunities with intramural sports, Homecoming activities and other campus events.

Our "Pathway for Chapter Program Scheduling" educational programming brings various topics to the collegians such as alcohol awareness, social issues, health, time management and many more. Outside speakers are often invited to make presentations.

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Alpha Gamma Delta has made a commitment to academic excellence both for the individual and for each chapter. The Fraternity has specific goals and guidelines to assure that academic achievement remains a priority. Each member must attain at least a 2.5 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) to be initiated. Each collegiate member must maintain the chapter's scholarship requirement (at least a 2.5) to remain in Good Standing. Each collegiate chapter must maintain a 2.8 to remain in Good Standing with the International Fraternity.

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Your daughter will have the opportunity to express concern for others through various philanthropic projects. Helping organizations and people in need is an integral part of Alpha Gamma Delta. Each chapter includes philanthropic projects on its annual calendar. Not only are these events a great way to get to know other sisters, but they also serve the needs of the community.

Since 1979, diabetes has been Alpha Gamma Delta's philanthropic focus. Through the Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation, large grants are made annually to organizations and individuals for diabetes research, treatment and education.

The Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation assists members through scholarship grants, wellness programs, leadership training and workshops. Members in emergency financial need are also aided through the support of the Foundation.